Replacing your STERIS System 1^® (SS1)?

Important Updates on FDA Guidance for Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing and the STERIS^® System 1E^TM (SSIE)

When considering SS1 alternatives, it is important to know that many of the commonly used critical devices you processed in the SS1 cannot go into the STERIS^® System 1E^TM (SS1E). Examples include cameras; rigid telescopes such as arthroscopes or laparoscopes; single-channel flexible endoscopes such as choledocoscopes and ureteroscopes; critical stainless steel instruments; orthopedic drills and saws; and batteries.

The SS1E was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a liquid chemical sterilant processing system, not a sterilizer. According to the FDA, liquid chemical sterilant processing systems should be used only to reprocess critical devices that are heat-sensitive and incompatible with other sterilization modalities, such as steam or gas/vapor/plasma low temperature sterilization.

The STERRAD^® NX^® System Terminally Sterilizes Critical Devices using hydrogen peroxide gas plasma technology.

FDA-cleared as a sterilizer, the STERRAD^® NX^® System is your clear choice for processing the critical devices you depend on while maintaining sterility assurance in your OR.

The deadline to stop using your STERIS System 1^® (SS1) is February 2, 2012. At ASP, our goal is to ensure your facility upgrades without a disruption in processing critical devices. We have helped thousands of facilities transition to STERRAD^® Systems, and we are here to help you with budgeting, training, installation planning, and any other needs your may have.